Promotion of dairy cooperatives in odisha
Promotion of dairy cooperatives in odisha
The government is implementing the following schemes to strengthen dairy cooperatives in the country, including Odisha State:-
The programme aims to expand cooperative coverage, generate employment and strengthen women’s participation in the dairy sector. Under this scheme, financial assistance is being made available for setting up of village level milk procurement system, Milk Chilling facilities for quality milk procurement and training and capacity building.
Under White Revolution 2.0, Odisha has been assigned a target for the establishment of 8,547 new dairy cooperative societies and the strengthening of 1,140 existing dairy cooperative societies during the period 2024–25 to 2028–29, with financial support provided under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).
In Odisha, total 494 new dairy cooperatives have been established as of 13th January 2026 and 466 existing dairy cooperatives have been strengthened as of 30th September 2025.
To support the Dairy Cooperatives to overcome the liquidity problems being faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, GoI in FY 2020-21, introduced the component of “Interest subvention on Working Capital Loans” as component – B under the existing central sector scheme – “Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDC&FPO)” scheme. The scheme is being implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). The scheme is intended to help Producer Owned Institutions (POIs) to make timely payment of milk bills to milk producers even during the adverse situation.
Under SDCFPO, interest subvention of Rs 0.29 Crore released to Odisha Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) during FY 2023-24 in the state of Odisha.
Till date no proposals have been received for availing benefits under DIDF/AHIDF from the eligible entities/ dairy cooperatives from the state of Odisha.
(b): The Union-wise number of functional dairy cooperatives and milk producers enrolled in Odisha till December 2025 is as under:
Sr
Milk Union
Districts Covered
Functional Dairy Cooperative Societies
Producer Members
1
Cuttack Milk Union
Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara
1481
74783
2
Puri Milk Union
Khurda, Nayagarh, Puri
290
21847
3
Dhenkanal Milk Union
Anugul, dhenkanal
65
3144
4
Samaleswari Milk Union
Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Deogarh
845
42525
5
Boudh Milk Union
Boudh
107
4304
6
Balasore-Bhadrak Milk Union
Balasore, Bhadrak
547
40253
7
Koraput-Malkangiri- Nabarangpur&Rayagada Milk Union
Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur ,Rayagada
155
9775
8
Bolangir-Kalahandi-Nuapada Milk Union
Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada
399
28830
9
Mayurbhanj Milk Union
Mayurbhanj
31
1170
10
Keonjhar Milk Union
Keonjhar
180
6934
11
Greater Ganjam-Gajapati Milk Union
Ganjam, Gajapati
124
3912
Source: OMFED
Prices are decided by the dairy cooperatives and other dairies themselves based on their cost of production and market forces. The dairy cooperatives ensure a remunerative and stable price structure for milk producer members by revising the milk procurement price to compensate for increase in cost of production.
To promote fair and transparent milk procurement system, DAHD is implementing the NPDD scheme to create and strengthen the milk procurement system of dairy cooperative societies in the country. Further, Under White revolution 2.0 more and more numbers of dairy farmers are being brought under the dairy cooperative network.
In Odisha, milk payments for 80% of the milk producers are being paid directly into their individual bank accounts by OMFED and its affiliated Milk Union. Total milk bill paid by OMFED to the producer members associated with its DCS in December 2025 was Rs. 57.07 Crore.
This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
- National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)